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Three Courtesans Weaving Silk by Nishikawa Sukenobu — VisualArtsDB

Three Courtesans Weaving Silk

Three Courtesans Weaving Silk

Nishikawa Sukenobu

1615–1868

Medium: Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (23.5 x 32.4 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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